Credit Opportunities

Get a jump start on your college requirements and make sure the college-level courses you take will transfer to NC State.

Earning Credits

Take Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams and A-levels in high school to get a jump start on your college requirements. We don’t use the exam scores in the freshman admission review process but encourage you to submit them to us once you confirm your enrollment. AP scores can be used to meet the recommended courses for transfer students.

Learn about the recognized test curriculum, accepted test scores, and credit awarded for the following exams:

Transferable Credit

Make the most of your time and cut down on your degree requirements by making sure the courses you take at another university or college apply towards your degree at NC State. Search our extensive database to get an idea of the credits you may bring to NC State or to make sure the classes you select will transfer. An official evaluation of your credits will be completed when you apply and submit your transcript.

If you are a first year student who took dual enrollment courses in high school or attended an early college, once you confirm your enrollment, you should submit your official final college transcript by July 15. We will then evaluate your courses and apply the transferable credit toward your degree.

Understanding your transfer credit

Must be from a regionally accredited institution

To meet admissions criteria you must receive a grade of a C- or higher

NC State courses in the database that are designated as *** transfer as elective credit

Transferring credits from a non-U.S. university?

We are unable to determine how many of your credits will transfer to NC State when you apply. If you are admitted, and once you decide to attend, your department will then determine how many of your non-U.S. university credits will transfer toward your degree.